Pheng Xat Lao

"Pheng Sat Lāo" (Lao: ເພງຊາດລາວ, lit. '"Hymn of the Lao People"') is the national anthem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Dr. Thongdy Sounthonevichit composed the music and wrote the lyrics in 1941. It was adopted as the national anthem of the Kingdom of Laos in 1945. The original lyrics were revised after the Communists triumphed in the Laotian Civil War and established the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975, with the new lyrics written by Sisana Sisane.

Official and recognized lyrics

Lao original	Transliteration	Latin transcription	IPA transcription	French translation	English translation
ຊາດລາວຕັ້ງແຕ່ໃດມາ ລາວທຸກທົ່ວຫນ້າເຊີດຊູສຸດໃຈ ຮ່ວມແຮງຮ່ວມຈິດຮ່ວມໃຈ ສາມັກຄີກັນເປັນກຳລັງດຽວ ເດັດດ່ຽວພ້ອມກັນກ້າວຫນ້າ ບູຊາຊູກຽດຂອງລາວ ສົ່ງເສີມໃຊ້ສິດເປັນເຈົ້າ ລາວທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າສະເໝີພາບກັນ ບໍ່ໃຫ້ພວກຈັກກະພັດ ແລະພວກຂາຍຊາດເຂົ້າມາລົບກວນ ລາວທັງມວນຊູເອກະລາດ ອິດສະຫລະພາບຂອງຊາດລາວໄວ້ ຕັດສິນໃຈສູ້ຊີງເອົາໄຊ ພາຊາດກ້າວໄປສູ່ຄວາມວັດທະນາ	Xatlao tangtae dayma lao thookthuana xeutxoo sootchay, Huamhaeng huamchit huamchay samakkhikan pen kamlang diao. Detdiao phomkan kaona booxa xukiat khong lao, Songseum xaysit pen chao laothook xonphao sameu pabkan. Bo hay phuak chackkaphat lae phuak khayxat khaomalob kuan, Lao thangmuan xoo ekkalat itsalaphab khong xatlao vay, Tatsin chay soo xing ao xay pasat kaopai soo khuam vatthana.	Sāt Lāo tangtǣ daimā Lāo thuk thūan nā sœ̄t sū sutchai, Hūam hǣng hūam chit hūam chai samakkhi kan pen kamlang dīao. Det dīao phǭmkan kāonā būsā sū kīat khǭng Lāo, Songsœ̄m sai sit pen chao Lāo thuk son phao samœ̄; phāp kan. Bǭ hai phūak chakkaphat læ phūak khaj sāt khao mā lopkhūan, Lāo thang mūan sū ēkalāt itsalaphāp khǭng sāt Lāo wai Tatsinchai sū sing ao sai phā sāt kāo pai sū khūam watthanā.	[saːt̚ laːw taŋtɛː dajmaː] [laːw tʰuk̚ tʰuːə̯n naː sɤːt̚ suː sut̚tɕaj] [huːə̯m hɛːŋ huːə̯m tɕit̚ huːə̯m tɕaj] [saːmak̚kʰiː kan pen kamlaŋ diːə̯w] [det̚ diːə̯w pʰɔːmkan kaːwnaː] [buːsaː suː kiːə̯t̚ kʰɔːŋ laːw] [soŋsɤːm saj sit̚ pen tɕaw] [laːw tʰuk̚ son pʰaw samɤː pʰaːp̚ kan] [bɔː haj pʰuːə̯k̚ tɕak̚kapʰat̚] [lɛ pʰuːə̯k̚ kʰaj saːt̚ kʰaw maː lop̚kʰuːə̯n] [laːw tʰaŋ muːə̯n suː ek̚kalaːt̚] [itsalapʰap̚ kʰɔːŋ saːt laːw waj] [tatsintɕaj suː siŋ aw saj] [pʰaː saːt̚ kaːw paj suː kʰuːə̯m wat̚tʰanaː]	Pour tous les temps, le peuple lao Ont glorifié leur patrie, Unis de cœur, Esprit et vigueur comme un. Aller résolument de l'avant, Respecter et accroître la dignité du peuple lao Et proclamant le droit d'être leurs propres maîtres. Les Lao de toutes origines sont égaux Et ne permettra plus aux impérialistes Et des traîtres pour leur faire du mal. Le peuple tout entier l'indépendance Et la liberté de la nation lao. Ils sont résolus à lutter pour la victoire Afin de conduire la nation à la prospérité.	For all time, the Lao people Have glorified their motherland, United in heart, Spirit and vigor as one. Resolutely moving forwards, Respecting and increasing the dignity of the Lao people And proclaiming the right to be their own masters. The Lao people of all origins are equal And will no longer allow imperialists And traitors to harm them. The entire people will safeguard the independence And the freedom of the Lao nation. They are resolved to struggle for victory In order to lead the nation to prosperity.

In other scripts

These are adopted scripts which are not (and have never been) officially used to write Lao.

Thai script

ซาดลาวตั้งแต่ใดมา
ลาวทุกทั่วหน้าเซิดซูสุดใจ
ฮ่วมแฮงฮ่วมจิดฮ่วมใจ
สามักคีกันเป็นกำลังเดียว
เด็ดเดี่ยวพ้อมกันก้าวหน้า
บูซาซูเกียดของลาว
สงเสีมใซ้สิดเป็นเจ้า
ลาวทุกซนเผ่าสะเหมอพาบกัน
บ่อให้พวกจักกะพัด
และพวกขายซาดเข้ามาลบกวน
ลาวทังมวนซูเอกะลาด
อิดสะละพาบของซาดลาวไว้
ตัดสินใจสู้ซิงเอาไซ
พาซาดก้าวไปสู่ความวัดทะนา

Khmer transliteration

សាត ឡាវ តាំង ទែ ដៃ ម៉ា
ឡាវ ធុក ធួ ណា សឺត ស៊ូ ស៊ុត ចៃ
ហួម ហែង ហួម ជិត ហួម ចៃ
សា ម៉ាក់ ឃី កាន់ ពេន កាំ ឡាំង ឌៀវ
ឌេត ឌៀវ ផំ កាន់ កាវ ណា
ប៊ូ សា ស៊ូ គៀត ខង ឡាវ
សុង សឺម សៃ ស៊ិត ពេន ចៅ
ឡាវ ធុក សុន ផៅ សះ មើ ផាប កាន់
បរ ហៃ ភួក ចាក់ កះ ផាត់
ឡែះ ភួក ខាយ សាត ខៅ ម៉ា ឡុប គួន
ឡាវ ថាំង មួន ស៊ូ អេ កះ ឡាត
អ៊ិត សះ ឡះ ផាប ខង សាត ឡាវ វ៉ៃ
តាត់ ស៊ិន ចៃ ស៊ូ ស៊ិង អៅ សៃ
ផា សាត កាវ ប៉ៃ ស៊ូ ឃួម វ៉ាត់ ថះ ណា

Arabization

كاتلاو تونجتي دايما لاو ثوكثوانا كيوتكو سوتشاي،
هوامهينج هوامشيت هوامشاي
ساماكخيكان بين كاملانج دياو.
ديتدياو فومكان كاونا بوكسا اكسوكيات خونج لاو،
سونجسيوم كايسيت بين شاو لاوثوك كونفاو ساميو بابكان.
بو هاي فواك شاكافات لي فواك خايكات خاومالوب كوان،
لاو ثانجموان كو ايكالات ايتسالافاب خونغ كاتلاو فاي ،
تاتسين شاي سو كينغ أو كاي ساد لاو كواباي سو خوام فاتثانا.

Katakana transliteration

サート ラーオ タン テー ダイ マー
ラーオトゥック トゥアン アー ナー スー(ト) スー スッ(ト) チャイ
フアン ヘーン フアン チット フアン チャイ
サー マッ(ク) キー カン ペン　カム ラン ディアオ
デッ(ト) ディアオ ポーム カン カオ ナー
ブー サー スー キアッ(ト) コーン ラーオ
ソン スーム サイ シット ペン チャオ
ラーオ トゥック ソン パオ サ ムー パー(ク) カン
ボー ハイ フーン チャッ(ク) カ パット
レ プアッ(ク) カーイ サート カオ マー ロップ クアン
ラーオ タン ムアン スー エー(ク) カ ラート
イト サー ラー パブ　コン サート ラーオ ワイ
タット シン チャイ スー シン アオ　サイ
サート ラーオ パイ パイ ス　クワーム ワッ(ト) タ ナー

Hangul transliteration

쌋- 라오 땅때- 다이마 라오 툭투완 나- 썻쑤- 숫짜이,
후암행- 후암찟 후암짜이 싸-막키깐 뻰 깜랑 디아오.
뎃디아오 펌-깐 까오나 부사 쑤끼얏 컹- 라오,
쏭썸 싸이씻 뻰 짜오 라오툭 쏜파오 싸머 팝-깐.
버 하이 풍- 짝까팟 래- 푸악 카이쌋- 카오마- 롭꾸완,
라오 탕무완 쑤 엑까랏 잇쌀라팝- 컹 쌋 라오 와이,
땃씬 짜이 쑤 씽 아오 싸이 파- 쌋 까오빠이 쑤 쿠왐 왓타나

Original lyrics used in 1947

Lao original	Transliteration	Literal translation	Poetic translation (singable)
ຊາດລາວຕັ້ງແຕ່ເດີມມາ ຂຶ້ນຊື່ລືຊາຢູ່ໃນອາຊີ ຊາວລາວຜູກພັນໄມຕຣີ ຮ່ວມສາມັກຄີຮັກຫໍ່ໂຮມກັນ ຮັກຊາດຮັກປະເທດເຮົາ ຮັກເຈົ້າປົກເກດເກສາ ໂຮມຮັກຮ່ວມສາສນາ ແຕ່ບູຮານມາຮັກສາດິນແດນ ບໍ່ໃຫ້ຊາດໃດມາລວນ ຮາວີຮົບກວນຍາດແຍ່ງຊີງເອົາ ໃຜຂືນເຂົ້າມາລູ່ວຸ່ນວາຍ ສູ້ຈົນຕົວຕາຍຕ້ານທານສັດຕຣູ ຊ່ວຍເຊີດຊູເລືອດເນື້ອເຊື້ອເຜົ່າ ຟື້ນຟູກູ້ເອົາບັນເທົາທຸກກັນ	Xat Lao thung thae derm ma, Khun xu lu xa yu nai ahzi, Sao Lao phouk parn maitri, Huam samakkhi huk ho hôm karn. Huk xat huk pathét hao, Huk jao pôk két késa, Hôm huk huam satsana, Thae buhlahn ma huksa din daen. Baw hai xat dai ma luan, Havi hôp kuan yat yaeng xing ao, Phai khun khao ma loun vounvai, Sou jôn thua tai tan than sattru, Suay xeut xu leuat nua xua phao, Feun fu ku ao banthao thouk karn.	In the old days, our Lao people Were famous all over Asia. Because the Lao Were united in love. Still today, they love their people and country And rally around their leaders. They preserve the religion of their fathers, And protect the soil of their ancestors. They will never allow another nation to threaten them Or to occupy their territory. Every enemy who enters their country Will find them ready to fight until death. All together, they can restore the ancient glory of their blood, and they will stand together in the days of danger.	Once our Laotian race in Asia highly honored stood And at that time the folk of Laos were united in love Today they love their race and rally round their chiefs They guard the land and the religion of their ancestors They will resist each foe who may oppress them or invade And such invaders will be met with battle unto death They'll restore the fame of Laos and through ills united stand.

In other scripts

These are adopted scripts which are not (and have never been) officially used to write Lao.

Thai script

ซาดลาวตั้งแต่เดิมมา
ขึ้นซื่อลืซาอยู่ในอาซี
ซาวลาวผูกพันไมตรี
ฮ่วมสามักคีฮักห่อโฮมกัน
ฮักซาดฮักปะเทดเฮา
ฮักเจ้าปกเกดเกสา
โฮมฮักฮ่วมสาสนา
แต่บูรานมาฮักสาดินแดน
บ่อให้ซาดใดมาลวน
ฮาวีรบกวนยาดแย่งซี
ใผขืนเข้ามาลู่วุ่นวาย
สู้จนตัวตายต้านทานสัดตรู
ซ่วยเซิดซูเลือดเนื้อเซื้อเผ่า
ฟื้นฟูกู้เอาบันเทาทุกกัน

Khmer transliteration

សាត ឡាវ តាំង ទែ ដឺម ម៉ា
ឃឺន ស៊ឺ លឺ សា យូ ណៃ អា ស៊ី
សាវ ឡាវ ភូក ផាន់ ម៉ៃ ទ្រី
ហួម សា ម៉ាក ឃី ហាក់ ហរ ហូម កាន់
ហាក់ សាត ហាក់ ប៉ះ ធេត ហៅ
ហាក់ ចៅ ប៉ុក គេត គេ សា
ហូម ហាក់ ហួម សា សះ ណា
ទែ ប៊ូ ហាន ម៉ា ហាក់ សា ឌិន ដែន
បរ ហៃ សាត ដៃ ម៉ា លួន
ហា វី រ៉ុប កួន យ៉ាត យ៉ែង ស៊ីង អៅ
ផៃ ឃឺន ខៅ ម៉ា លូ វុន វ៉ាយ
ស៊ូ ចុន ទួ តាយ តាន ថាន សាត់ ទ្រូ
សួយ សឺត ស៊ូ លឿត នឿ សឿ ផៅ
ហ្វ៊ឺន ហ្វូ គូ អៅ បាន់ ថៅ ធុក កាន់

Hangul transliteration

쌋- 라오 땅때 덤-마- 큰-쓰-르-싸- 유-나이아-씨
싸오 라오 푹-판 마이뜨리 후왐싸막키-학허-호옴깐
학쌋- 학빠텟-하오 학짜오 뽁껫께싸-
호옴학후왐싸-싸나 때부-한-마-학싸-딘댄-
버-하이쌋-다이마-루완 하-위-홉꾸완 냣-넁-씽-아오
파이큰-카오마-루-운와이 쑤-쫀뚜와따이딴-탄-쌋뜨루-
쑤와이썻-쑤-르앗느아쓰아파오 픈(f)-푸(f)-꾸-아오반타오툭깐